Management Update

New Managers in the Home Office, Field & CLS

Lisa Belmont, former implementation manager in the Willow Grove IT Department, advanced to a newly created position as our customer relations manager in May. She reports to Corporate Administration Manager Jim Hines.

Lisa first started with Asplundh in the Customer & Field Liaison Dept. in 1980. She left the company in late 1983 to start a family, but returned to the Input Operations Dept. two years (and two daughters) later to work as an assistant department head. In 1989, Lisa transferred back to Customer & Field Liaison as an operations supervisor and was promoted to manager of Electronic Billing Operations (in the IT Dept.) two years ago. In her new role, Lisa serves in a project capacity, working with field managers to identify customer requirements pertaining to invoicing and reporting. Then she coordinates Home Office processes and solutions to meet and exceed the customer’s expectations. Lisa is graduate of the Pennsylvania State University.

Wayne Hanley, former supervisor in the Infrared Services Division, was promoted to manager of the division in May. In a move to combine forces to serve customers more efficiently,Wayne reports to Pat O’Connor, Manager of Utility Pole Technologies, Inc., our pole maintenance subsidiary. Vice President Brent Asplundh sponsors this division.

A 30-year Asplundh veteran, Wayne has worked his entire career in Infrared Services, a predictive maintenance service which Asplundh has offered since 1967. Wayne was promoted to supervisor of the division in 1978 and has worked throughout the country, overseeing and conducting infrared inspections for investor-owned utilities and electric cooperatives. As the division’s new manager, he is responsible for operational quality control and evaluation of new technology and techniques. Wayne served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps as a cryptographic technician and ground radio operator in Vietnam and he attended Temple University in Philadelphia.

Al Segal joined Asplundh in April as manager of the Accounts Receivable Dept. in the Willow Grove Home Office. He reports to Controller George Licci.

Al brings to Asplundh over 23 years of experience in the credit and collections industry. Most recently, he was the credit manager for Automatic Data Processing in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, a position he served in for over 10 years. For Asplundh, Al is responsible for cash collection and application processes. He manages a staff of ten, several of whom have been working closely with the IT Dept. to implement a new accounts receivable system. This new program was designed to help improve cash flow and Days Sales Outstanding. Originally from Philadelphia, Al graduated from Temple University with a bachelor’s degree in business management.

Barry Suddreth, former supervisor under Vice President Keith Fowler in the western Carolinas, advanced to manager of the region in April upon Keith’s retirement. Vice President Gregg Asplundh sponsors the new Suddreth Region.

Barry joined the company in 1987 in his home state of North Carolina where he worked on a variety of tree and street lighting crews. In 1991, he advanced to general foreman and two years later, he was promoted to supervisor. Barry is responsible for managing Asplundh operations on the property of Duke Energy and various rural electric cooperatives, municipal electric utilities and telecommunications companies throughout the western halves of North and South Carolina. A 1992 graduate of ASTP, Barry also studied electrical engineering at North Carolina State University. A member of the UAA and the North Carolina Vegetation Management Association, Barry is also an ISA Certified Arborist and licensed pesticide applicator.

Joe Tumpak, former assistant manager of the Equipment Dept., was promoted in March to a new position as asset control manager for our underground utility locating subsidiaries, CLS, UUL and ACLS. He reports to the subsidiary’s Controller/Manager of Financial Reporting Angelo Mattioli.

Joe started out in the Equipment Dept. 33 years ago as a tool repairman and truck driver in the former Philmont shop. From 1967 to 1983, he advanced into equipment administration positions of greater responsibility for two former construction-oriented subsidiaries, Utilities Line Construction Co. and the Asplundh Service Company. Joe was promoted to assistant equipment manager for the Tree Co. in 1983. In his new position, he is responsible for tracking inventory and maintenance of utility locating vehicles and tools. Joe served from 1961 to 1963 in the U.S. Navy and has studied business administration at Bucks County Community College.

New Names and Promotions in Construction

Henry Jinks, former superintendent in Georgia under Construction Manager Preston Polk, was promoted in June to manager of the utility line construction operation that had been part of the Tom Leverentz Region in Texas. Henry’s division is sponsored by Vice President Steven Asplundh.

A 35-year veteran of the utility line construction industry, Henry joined Asplundh in January to help oversee the Polk Region’s overhead and underground line construction projects in the Southeast. As a division manager in Texas, Henry is responsible for developing new projects for Asplundh in the South and managing current transmission, distribution and substation construction crews working on the properties of various investor-owned utilities in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. Henry holds numerous certifications for specialized construction training and has worked in 45 states during his career.

Bud Branham joined Asplundh in March as a staff/operations manager for Asplundh Construction Corp. (ACC) operations in Florida. He reports to ACC-Florida Manager Harry Burchell and Vice President Brent Asplundh sponsors the operation.

Bud brings to the company 24 years of utility industry experience, from power plant and distribution operations to human resources management. Bud started out working in a power plant for Florida Power & Light in 1973. Three years later, he transferred into labor relations and human resources. In 1989, Bud moved into distribution operations for FP&L and most recently, he was a partner in an underground construction company. Operating out of ACC’s West Palm Beach office, Bud is responsible for overseeing staffing and quality control for the subsidiary’s construction projects throughout the state. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Stetson University and an M.B.A. from Florida International University in Miami.

Roger Dearmond, former construction general foreman in the Preston Polk Construction Region in Georgia, advanced to superintendent in May. Vice President Steven Asplundh sponsors the Polk Region.

With three years of prior utility line construction experience, Roger joined an Asplundh underground construction crew in Georgia in 1987 as a foreman. He was promoted to general foreman in 1996. As a new superintendent, he is responsible for overseeing directional boring and re-conductoring projects for underground distribution and street lighting systems on the properties of Georgia Power and Flint EMC. Roger served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1967 to 1978 and graduated from the Asplundh Supervisory Training Program in 1997.

Tommy Murphy, former construction general foreman in the Preston Polk Construction Region in Georgia, was promoted to superintendent in May. The Polk Region is sponsored by Vice President Steven Asplundh.

Tommy came to Asplundh as a construction foreman in Georgia in early 1998 with 22 years of diverse experience in electrical utility construction in the Southeast. Prior to joining Asplundh, he had worked on construction projects for utility substations, transmission lines, underground distribution lines, directional boring and overhead distribution lines. In September 1999, Tommy became a general foreman. His responsibilities as a new superintendent are primarily focused on overhead distribution projects for Georgia Power, Duke Energy in the Carolinas, and various electric membership corporations in Georgia.

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